Individual therapy benefits – CBT Kenya Individual therapy is a joint process between a therapist and a person in therapy. Common goals of therapy can be to inspire change or improve quality of life. People may seek therapy for help with issues that are hard to face alone. Individual therapy is also called therapy, psychotherapy,...
What Is Agoraphobia? CBT Kenya Agoraphobia is a rare type of anxiety disorder. If you have it, your fears keep you from getting out into the world. You avoid certain places and situations because you think you’ll feel trapped and not be able to get help. Consider an individual who has a panic attack while...
Recurrent brief depression – CBT Kenya Depression is one of the most prevalent mood disorders, in which there is a persistent feeling of hopelessness and a generalized loss of interest in activities, which can lead to various problems. However, recurrent brief-depression lasts for a specified period. This episode of depression primarily affects a specific period...
What is Nightmare Disorder? CBT Kenya Nightmares are vividly realistic, disturbing dreams that rattle you awake from a deep sleep. They often set your heart pounding from fear. Nightmares tend to occur most often during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, when most dreaming takes place. Because periods of REM sleep become progressively longer as the...
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: WELLNESS POST COVID 19 By Letoo James May is a labour and mental health awareness month. Labour Day is set aside to celebrate workers contribution to society while at the same time reflecting on the progress made in advancing their welfare. This reflection is particularly important this year owing to the negative...
Generalized anxiety disorder – CBT Kenya Worrying is a part of life. It’s natural to worry about the stressful things in our lives. But what happens when that worry becomes invasive and persistent? Those with generalized anxiety disorder experience excessive, often unnecessary and unprovoked feelings of anxiety and worry. The stress experienced can center around...
Depression in women – CBT Kenya Depression isn’t just a brief period where you feel sad or down about something. It’s a serious mood disorder that can affect your daily life. And it isn’t always easy to recognize or treat. You may not even realize that you’re dealing with depression until you’ve experienced symptoms for...
Schizoid Personality Disorder – CBT Kenya People with personality disorders have long-standing patterns of thinking and acting that differ from what society considers usual or normal. The inflexibility of their personality can cause great distress, and can interfere with many areas of life, including social and work functioning. People with personality disorders generally also have...
WHAT IS COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY (CBT)? By Allen Opiyo Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a key therapy theory with very practical and solution oriented techniques. Each day we have various experiences some we consider good others we consider bad all the same it could lead to myriad of thoughts that sometimes leads you to having sleepless...
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – CBT Kenya Employees are the most valuable resources in any organization. A healthy and highly productive employee is even more valuable an asset and often considered a strategic advantage to the employer. Employers today provide various benefits to ensure safety, comfort, well-being and motivation of their workforce. Employee benefits continue...